'You know that your dream's ending': Flight attendants bid tearful goodbyes as they're furloughed

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'I was actually on a trip with four of my other flight attendant friends. We were all just kind of stunned, realizing that our futures were all up in the air.'

"For myself and one other crew member on our flight today, this means we'll be furloughed Oct. 1, and unfortunately, this is my last working flight before that day comes," she continued."I will never forget seeing your faces today. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the kindness shown on today's flight.""To my family at American Airlines, thank you for taking a chance on me two and a half short years ago," she said.

"Going to work was always an exciting adventure for me," Elli Kallinicou, 29, another American flight attendant, told USA TODAY."So I'm already missing that, but I'm hopeful that we'll all be back very soon." United said the impasse forced it to furlough 13,000 workers. United said it told leaders in the Trump administration and Congress that if payroll aid is approved in the next few days, it could undo the furloughs.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday night that the administration wants to help hotels, airlines and schools. He said he was talking with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., but hinted that the White House doesn’t want to go above $1.5 trillion – $700 million below the House Democrats’ figure.Despite all the industry's chaos, Lawson has high hopes for her future: She plans to go to flight school to become a pilot.

 

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Open America up!

Their pasts were also up in the air.

Blame China

Perhaps dems should stop blocking all the relief bills.. How many now? Three? These jobs and more could have been saved if dems weren't using their lives as political pawns.

Thank you for keeping us safe praying you get back to work soon!

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